Fans were treated to a battle of the Jaguars on Wednesday. Jurupa Valley walked away with a 6-1 win over Ontario. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jurupa Valley.
Francisco Urena made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jerry Arevalo and Nathan Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Arevalo scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Martinez went 2-for-3 with two runs and one triple. The dominant performance also gave Arevalo a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Nicholas Higgins, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Jurupa Valley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Jaguars
| 02/26/25 @ Ontario | 6-1 |
| 05/07/24 @ Chaffey | 15-2 |
| 04/22/24 @ Rubidoux | 10-1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Pacific | 15-3 |
| 04/15/24 @ Rialto | 6-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Jurupa Valley pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Ontario, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Coming up, Jurupa Valley will be taking part in a tournament against Polytechnic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Ontario, they will host Fontana at 3:15 p.m. on Monday.
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